Places MissHappyWanderer Wants to Go

One of the oldest scientific gardens in Britain, containing more than 13,302 plant species in its core collection.

Large-scale contemporary artworks tower over fields and lurk in forests around a Jacobean manor house.

These ancient sea caves hold Britain's highest concentration of Pictish rock carvings.

If you fly into Edinburgh Airport, it's possible to spot this prehistoric site without even getting off the plane.

Scotland is filled with standing stones that date back hundreds or thousands of years. This is not one of them.

This hill nestled in the Scottish lowlands was a ritual site for over 4,000 years.

The mystery of this small, brick pond eluded its possibly only investigator until his death.

Nestled atop a wind-swept crag in the Scottish Highlands is a lonely memorial to a beloved hiker.

This waterfall is one of the most spectacular natural features in the Scottish Lowlands.

One of the world's oldest trees comes with a Welsh legend intertwining it with a spirit prophesying death.

A hidden tunnel leads to an abandoned slate quarry that's now a secret swimming spot guarded by cliffs.

After years of slow decline, a derelict Gothic castle is now being restored to life.

This 6th-century church honors St. Tudno, the patron saint of Llandudno.

The highest peak in Wales is said to be the final resting place of a giant killed by King Arthur.

A holy well believed to have healing powers.

The remains of centuries of copper mining appear like an alien landscape.

Want to properly offend a king? Sculpt a giant hill figure in chalk of him riding out of town.

The largest stone circle in the world has ended up bringing up more questions than it has answered.

This trio of neolithic stone monuments are fabled to be a king and his knights that were petrified by a witch.

This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.

Possibly the oldest of Britain's ancient henges is also one of its most stark.

The discovery of this Neolithic settlement, which contained a Stone Age "cathedral," threw archaeologists for a loop.

These haunting ruins belong to an ancient village that once had one hell of a view.

Legends say that this small island was the final resting place of the Welsh saint of lovers.